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Board of Trustees meeting minutes, May 29, 1980

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THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO
Minutes of the Meeting of the
Board
May 29, 1980
The River Club, New York City
Present were: Messrs. Aldrich, Bacon, Bickford, Miss Blakemore, Messrs. Bliss,
Brown, Crary, Mrs. Culbertson, Messrs. Hannon, Hedlund, ~1iss ~1orse, Messrs.
O'Connor, Pedersen, Reed, Robinson, Mrs. Sage, Messrs. Saunier, Simpson, Snaith,
Stone, Tamraz, Mrs. Van Vleck, Messrs. Wadsworth, and Winder.
1. Adoption of Agenda - The agenda was adopted as presented, except it
was agreed that the sequence of reports by committee Chairmen would be altered.
2. Approval of Minutes - The minutes of the previous meeting were approved
as drafted.
The Trustees were informed of Mrs. Thorne's illness and expressed their
best wishes for a speedy recovery and asked the Executive Secretary to convey
the same.
There were many expressions of appreciation and tribute to Landon K. Thorne,
Jr. Mr. Hannon and President Pedersen, who had been asked by the Trustees to
look into an appropriate tribute to the former Chairman, recommend that the garden
area adjacent to the new Library be named for Mr. Thorne and that a memorial
fountain be erected there. The idea of a medal or decoration honoring Mr. Thorne
is being pursued by Dr. Allam with President Sadat's senior aide, and Dr. Allam
is optimistic.
The Trustees unanimously passed the following Resolution, to wit:

THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO
Minutes of the Meeting of the
Board
May 29, 1980
The River Club, New York City
Present were: Messrs. Aldrich, Bacon, Bickford, Miss Blakemore, Messrs. Bliss,
Brown, Crary, Mrs. Culbertson, Messrs. Hannon, Hedlund, ~1iss ~1orse, Messrs.
O'Connor, Pedersen, Reed, Robinson, Mrs. Sage, Messrs. Saunier, Simpson, Snaith,
Stone, Tamraz, Mrs. Van Vleck, Messrs. Wadsworth, and Winder.
1. Adoption of Agenda - The agenda was adopted as presented, except it
was agreed that the sequence of reports by committee Chairmen would be altered.
2. Approval of Minutes - The minutes of the previous meeting were approved
as drafted.
The Trustees were informed of Mrs. Thorne's illness and expressed their
best wishes for a speedy recovery and asked the Executive Secretary to convey
the same.
There were many expressions of appreciation and tribute to Landon K. Thorne,
Jr. Mr. Hannon and President Pedersen, who had been asked by the Trustees to
look into an appropriate tribute to the former Chairman, recommend that the garden
area adjacent to the new Library be named for Mr. Thorne and that a memorial
fountain be erected there. The idea of a medal or decoration honoring Mr. Thorne
is being pursued by Dr. Allam with President Sadat's senior aide, and Dr. Allam
is optimistic.
The Trustees unanimously passed the following Resolution, to wit: